Margolethaeus, A New Lethaeini Genus (Hemiptera: Rhyparochromidae) From The Oriental Region
Author
Lászlózsalakovics
Author
ELődKOndOROSY
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
2014
60
4
307
312
journal article
2064-2474
Margolethaeus
gen. n.
Description – Bodyshort, subparallel; evenlypunctateexceptanteriorpartofmidline ofpronotum, twoellipticalpartsofscutellum, asmallpartofcoriumandlateralmargins ofpronotumandexocorium.
Headtriangular, eyesonlyslightlyemergent. Apexofheadcoveredbysmallhairs, evenlypunctate. Smallspotinfrontofantenniferoustuberclesmoothonlateralsideof head. Jugacarinate. Headwithtrichobothrialhairs. Baseofheadbehindocelliwithtwo halfcircleiridescentareas.
Fig. 1.
Margolethaeus maculatus
sp. n.
, dorsal view.
Dorsalsideofthoraxevenlypunctateandshiny. Anteriorcollarmediallythick, clear- lyseparated, denselypunctate. Eachanterolateralmarginofpronotumwithafineshort seta. Transversefurrowmoderatelydeep; lateralmarginwider. Anteriorpronotalmargin straight; lateralmarginsslightlydivergingposteriad, straight, onlynearanteriormargin narrowingstronglybutrounded; humeralanglesrounded; posteriormarginonmiddle withroundedexcavationnearR-vein. Scutellumtriangular, withimpunctatemedianand twoellipticalspotsaroundmiddle. Clavuswithfourdistinctrowsofpunctures; middle onesclosetoeachother, basallyunited; basalandapicalmarginpunctate. Coriumalong clavusbeyondtheusualtworegularrowsofpunctureswithashortadditionalrowjoiningtoinnerone; otherpartswithvariablydensepuncturesexceptonveinR+M. Costal marginslightlyconvex, inposteriorpartstronglyrounded. Apicalmarginslightlysinu- ate, borderedwithpuncturesat 1/3 and 2/3 part. Membranewithoutclosedbasalcells, veinsclearlyvisible. Femorasparselypilose, tibiaewithlongerandmoredensehairs. Fore femorawithfivespines, fourattheendofthefemurandonenearmiddlethird. Tarsiwith smallerspines. Evaporativearearound. Orificiumslightlycurvedback.
Abdomenshiny, withtinyhairsevenlydistributed. Ventralhairssmallerthandorsal ones. Suturebetweensterna 4 and 5 curvingcephalad, notreachinglateralmargin; tri- chobothriaandspiraclesasusualinLethaeini.